Who was the ruler of the aztec empire when the spanish conquest began?
a.
moctezimo
b.
moctezuma
c.
xiuhtecuhtli
d.
tenochtitlan

b. Moctezuma

Explanation:

Moctezuma Who was the ruler of the Aztec empire when the Spanish conquest began.

Upon the arrival of the Spanish, with Hernán Cortés, Moctezuma believed that he had a relationship with Quetzalcoatl so he sent treasures to please him and keep him away from the Aztecs.

However, these gestures of Moctezuma towards the Spanish had the opposite effect arousing their greed and initiating a bloody conquest.

Moctezuma to stop this massacre agreed to follow the Christianity imposed by the Spaniards and be baptized, for this reason his people killed him.

c

explanation:

a. always outside of government control.